Bustle



(No Model.)

C. W. lHIGBY.

BUSTL'E.

Patented dot. 21, 1884.

No. 306,829.y

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" NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES NV. HIGBY, OF JACKSON, MICHIGAN.

BUSTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 306,829, dated Qctobr21, 1884.

Application filed October 16, 1F83. (No model.)

' To @ZZ whom il may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLEs XV. HIGEY, of Jackson, in the county ofJackson and State of Michigan, have invented new and useful Improvementsin Bustles; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear`and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, which form a part oi' this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in themanufacture of bustles.

The invention consists in the peculiar construction and combination ofparts, as more fully hereinafter described. I

Figure l is a perspective elevat-ion. l4 ig. 2 is a vertical centralsection.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, Arepresents the outer section of fabric, crinoline, Wigan, or otheranalogous material, half plaited laterally or in its longest direction,and secured by stitching to a lining, B, so as to form vertical pocketsO, the top of the outside fabric and the lining being secured to a band,D, which is provided with a buckle or other commonv device for securingsuch band around the waist of the wearer. Coil-springs F, slightlyconical in shape, are inserted loosely one in each of the threepockets', the smaller end of the spring being at the top. The ends ofthese springs are secured near the top ofthe pockets and at the bottomthereof by hollow rivets a, eyelets, or other suitable devices passingthrough loops, one at each end of each spring, through the fabric B, andlateral stays b, which are secured to the fabric B by stitching. To eachside of the bustle and to the band are secured the wingsE, as shown.

W'hat'l claim as my invention is- 1. As a new article of manufacture, abustle composed of a suitable woven fabric forniing pockets looselyinclosing vertically-pendent coil-springs, increasing in size toward thebottom, substantially corresponding with the increasing diameter of thedress, as described.

2. A bustle composed of vertical pockets secured to a waistband, Veachpocket containing a tapering spiral spring loosely inclosed therein andsecured at the top and bottom to the lining of the bustle,substantiallyT as described.

3. A busti@ in whichis combined the later! ally-plaited fabric A, thelining B, vertical pockets C, band D, vertical coil-springs F, se-

